แว๊นๆ

wáen wáen

Meanings

1InterjectionB1

vroom-vroom; motorcycle engine sound

A slang sound word for the loud noise of a motorcycle or its engine, especially when it is revved or ridden fast.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneมอเตอร์ไซค์mo-dter-sáiมอเตอร์ไซค์mo-dter-sái1motorcycle; motorbike2classifier: คันดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeแว๊นๆwáen wáenแว๊นๆwáen wáen1vroom-vroom; motorcycle engine sound2[to] ride or race a motorcycle noisily3characteristic of street racersหน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing side
I heard the loud "vroom vroom" sound of a motorcycle in front of the house.
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พอporไฟเขียวfai kĭiaoปุ๊บbpúpเขาkăoก็gâwบิดbìtมอเตอร์ไซค์mo-dter-sáiเสียงดังsĭiang dangแว๊นๆwáen wáenออกไปòk bpaiเลยloie
As soon as the light turned green, he revved his motorcycle with a loud "vroom vroom" and sped off.
รำคาญram-kaanเสียงsĭiangแว๊นๆwáen wáenของkŏngรถrótพวกนั้นpûuak nánจังเลยjang loeiดูทีวีdoo tee weeไม่รู้เรื่องmâi rúu rêuuangแล้วláeo
I'm so annoyed by the loud "vroom vroom" noise of those bikes; I can't even focus on watching TV.
กลางดึกglaang dèukแบบนี้bàep néeยังyangมีmeeคนkonมาmaaเบิ้ลเครื่องbêrn krêuuangเสียงดังsĭiang dangแว๊นๆwáen wáenรบกวนróp-guuanเวลาพักผ่อนway-laa pák pònของkŏngคนอื่นkon èunอีกèek
Even in the middle of the night, there are still people revving their engines with loud "vroom vroom" sounds, disturbing others' rest.
2VerbB2

[to] ride or race a motorcycle noisily

To ride or race a motorcycle fast and loudly, often in a showy or reckless way. This is slang.

Examples

คืนนี้keun néeคืนนี้keun née1tonight (the night of today)2tonightพวกเราpûuak raoพวกเราpûuak rao1we; us2our group; our sideจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyขี่kèeขี่kèe1[to] ride2[to] bully; lord overรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileแว๊นๆwáen wáenแว๊นๆwáen wáen1vroom-vroom; motorcycle engine sound2[to] ride or race a motorcycle noisily3characteristic of street racersแถวtăeoแถวtăeo1row; line2area; neighborhood; vicinity3[classifier] row; line4approximately; about (colloquial)ชานเมืองchaan meuuangชานเมืองchaan meuuang1suburbs; outskirts2suburbanกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkไหมmăiไหมmăi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
Are we going to ride our bikes fast and loud around the suburbs tonight?
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อย่าyàaไปbpaiขี่kèeรถrótแว๊นๆwáen wáenแถวนี้tăeo néeนะnáเดี๋ยวdĭiaoตำรวจdtam-rùuatก็gâwมาmaaจับjàpหรอกròk
Don't go racing your bike around here, or the police will come and arrest you.
วัยรุ่นwai rûnกลุ่มglùmนั้นnánชอบchôpขี่kèeมอเตอร์ไซค์mo-dter-sáiแว๊นๆwáen wáenตอนดึกdton dèukทำให้tam hâiชาวบ้านchaao bâanนอนไม่หลับnon mâi làp
That group of teenagers likes to ride their motorcycles loudly and recklessly late at night, preventing the locals from sleeping.
เขาkăoถูกtòokตักเตือนdtàk dteuuanเรื่องที่ชอบrêuuang têe chôpขี่kèeรถrótแว๊นๆwáen wáenป่วนbpùuanเมืองmeuuangจนjonสร้างsâangความเดือดร้อนkwaam dèuuat rónให้hâiผู้ใช้ถนนpôo-chái thà-nŏnคนอื่นkon èun
He was warned about his habit of recklessly racing his motorcycle around town and causing trouble for other road users.
3AdjectiveC1

characteristic of street racers

Characteristic of the Thai motorcycle street racer subculture; loud, rebellious, or having a specific tacky style (slang)

Examples

ทำไมtam maiทำไมtam mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herแต่งตัวdtàeng dtuuaแต่งตัวdtàeng dtuua1[to] get dressed; dress [oneself]2[to] dress [sb]; clothe [sb]3[to] dress up; dress stylishly; wear a costumeดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindแว๊นๆwáen wáenแว๊นๆwáen wáen1vroom-vroom; motorcycle engine sound2[to] ride or race a motorcycle noisily3characteristic of street racersจังเลยjang loeiจังเลยjang loeiso; very; really (intensifier)
Why are you dressed in such a tacky, street-racer style today?
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รถrótคันkanนี้néeแต่งdtàengแนวnaeoแว๊นๆwáen wáenเลยloieนะnáใส่sàiท่อtôrดังdangแถมยังtăem yangโหลดlòhtเตี้ยdtîiaอีกต่างหากèek dtàang-hàak
This car is modified in a tacky street-racer style, with a loud exhaust and a lowered suspension.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaแฟชั่นfae-chânของเขาkŏng kăoจะมีjà meeความkwaamแว๊นๆwáen wáenอยู่yòoบ้างbâangแต่dtàeมันmanก็gâwสะท้อนถึงsà-tón tĕungวัฒนธรรมย่อยwát-tá-ná-tam yôiของkŏngวัยรุ่นwai rûnในnaiยุคyúkหนึ่งnèungได้dâiอย่างชัดเจนyàang chát jayn
Although his fashion has a somewhat tacky street-racer vibe, it clearly reflects the youth subculture of a certain era.
การใช้สีgaan chái sěeสะท้อนแสงsà-tón săengและláeการตกแต่งgaan dtòk dtàengที่têeดูdooฉูดฉาดchòot chàatเกินพอดีgern por deeทำให้tam hâiภาพรวมpâap ruuamของkŏngงานออกแบบngaan òk bàepชิ้นนี้chín néeออกมาòk maaดูdooแว๊นๆwáen wáenอย่างyàangหลีกเลี่ยงlèek lîangไม่ได้mâi dâai
The use of neon colors and overly flashy decorations inevitably makes the overall look of this design piece seem like a tacky street-racer style.